Our Work Across Santa Barbara: Before & After Project Gallery

See the Difference a Real Pro Makes

Anyone can say "quality workmanship." We'd rather show you. The projects below come from real homes and businesses across Santa Barbara, Montecito, Carpinteria, Summerland, Hope Ranch, and Isla Vista — the same coastal conditions, older housing stock, and Spanish-style construction your property deals with every day. Browse by category, and picture your own before-and-after.

Deck & Fence Repairs

Salt air and marine fog are relentless on exterior wood, especially on the Mesa and along the Carpinteria bluffs. These projects show graying, splintered, rot-softened decks and leaning fences brought back to solid, sealed, safe condition — often for a fraction of replacement cost. Look closely at the board-matching: repairs shouldn't look like patches.

Drywall & Plaster Repair

From doorknob holes in Isla Vista rentals to settling cracks in 1920s downtown plaster, these before-and-afters highlight the part most people get wrong: texture matching. After paint, you shouldn't be able to find where the damage was — and in these photos, you can't.

Stucco Repair

Stucco is Santa Barbara's signature finish, and cracked or crumbling patches age a home fast. These projects show hairline cracks, impact damage, and water-damaged sections repaired and blended into the surrounding wall, protecting the structure beneath before winter rains find their way in.

Interior & Exterior Painting

Crisp paint changes everything. See faded, chalking exterior trim revived on Riviera homes, scuffed rental interiors turned bright and lease-ready, and front doors transformed in an afternoon. Coastal UV and moisture demand the right prep and products — the "after" photos show what that discipline buys you.

Doors, Windows & Hardware

Older homes shift, wood swells in fog season, and salt air corrodes hardware. These projects feature doors that finally close without a shoulder check, smooth-rolling sliders, re-screened windows, and pitted coastal hardware upgraded to corrosion-resistant replacements.

Rental Turnover Transformations

Our fastest before-and-afters: Isla Vista units photographed at move-out — nail holes, scuffs, broken blinds, loose towel bars — and again 48 hours later, move-in ready. Landlords and property managers, this category is for you.

Bathroom & Kitchen Refresh Projects

Regrouted showers, recaulked tubs, cracked tile swaps, new faucets, updated lighting, and fixture upgrades. These small-scope projects show how much a home changes without a remodel — ideal for pre-listing prep or a tired vacation rental bath.

Outdoor & Curb Appeal

Pressure-washed driveways and patios you can hardly believe are the same concrete, cleaned and repaired gutters ready for the rainy season, rebuilt garden gates, and wood rot caught and corrected before it spread. Curb appeal is the "before" every buyer and guest judges first.

Your Project Could Be Next

Every photo here started with someone sending us a list. Send yours — call 1 805-979-2545 or request an estimate online, and let's create your before-and-after.